Montano (4-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) walked away with the inaugural flyweight belt after Modafferi (21-14 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was called upon at the last minute to replace Sijara Eubanks—who was forced out of the main event when she was hospitalized while cutting weight.

And that was just the start of the drama.

Following four rounds that could adequately be described as slugfests, Modafferi nearly secured a victory via submission late in the fifth round when she briefly locked up Montano with an armbar that appeared good enough to pull off a stunner, as UFC documented on Twitter:

UFC @ufc

MODAFFERI GETS THE ARMBAR BUT MONTANO ESCAPES!!
This fight!!! What a fight!! Wow!!
Who goes home the NEW UFC women's flyweight champ? #TUFFinale https://t.co/tLi0Rtb7RP

"Sugar" Sean O'Malley is officially on the bantamweight radar thanks to a unanimous decision win over Terrion Ware in his UFC debut.

O'Malley, who's now 9-0 in MMA fights, looked crisp and light on his feet in Round 1 as he bombarded Ware with flurries of spinning leg kicks and quick jabs.

And while he struggled quite a bit with cardio and appeared winded throughout the second round, O'Malley rebounded in the final frame and put together some big combinations to snare the win, as UFC showed on Twitter:

And while Fabian appeared destined for a rousing win at that point, she had a point deducted in the second round that proved costly, according to UFC.com's Damon Martin:

Damon Martin @DamonMartin

Wow majority draw. Really? Melinda Fabian deserved the win in that one IMO.
I truly believe that's a big reason why we don't see more point deductions or 10-10 rounds. This would be the result
#TUF26Finale

According to MMA Fighting's Alexander K. Lee, it was the second victory via calf slicer in UFC history. The first came in 2012 when Charles Oliveira took down Eric Wisely.

While the 25-year-old Johns continued to improve his standing in the bantamweight division, Soto suffered his first loss since UFC 195 in January 2016 when he fell to Michinori Tanaka via split decision.